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In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind.

— Orville Wright

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Fly flight is just a great phenomenon to study. It has everything - from the most sophisticated sensory biology; really, really interesting physics; really interesting muscle physiology; really interesting neural computations.

— Michael Dickinson

We weren't built to fly. We can do it, but we shouldn't be surprised if it feels a little unnatural.

— Picabo Street

When a dragonfly flutters by, you may not realize, but it's the greatest flier in nature. It can hover, fly backwards, even upside down.

— Louie Schwartzberg

The more you fly, the more unsettling it is, because you realize how much more likely it will be for you to crash. I am getting better at it, though.

— Kit Harington

The most amazing lesson in aerodynamics I ever had was the day I climbed a thermal in a glider at the same time as an eagle. I witnessed, close up, effortlessness and lightness combined with strength, precision and determination.

— Norman Foster

Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly impossible.

— Simon Newcomb

I don't have a fear of flying; I have a fear of crashing.

— Billy Bob Thornton

We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.

— Michael Jordan

✗Opposing Perspectives

I learned the mechanics of how to fly a plane, but I never lifted a plane off the ground.

— Adam Beach

In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground.

— Douglas Adams